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The man from Holden didn't explain very well some things.

1 - When using the very nice professional crimping tool you must use the correct wire gauge for the hole in the crimp.

     Obviously if the wire is too big it will not fir. BUT !! if the wire is too small the crimp will not hold the wire. He said - if the wire goes in the hole then that is correct - NOT SO.

 

2 - The cheaper 'two sided' crimping tool can be improved by putting a length of 1/2" garden hose over each handle - it saves your fingers.

 

3 -  The Holden man also said that you could use the two sided crimper  in more than one place around the bullet. NO you can't

       Simply squeeze as hard as possible and that is it.

4 - Use a proper sleeve for the female blade terminals   Insulator
5 - the correct tool for turning over the tabs on the blade terminal to hold the wire will also do the same for the tabs on the insulation

 

Roger

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3 hours ago, RogerH said:

The man from Holden didn't explain very well some things.

1 - When using the very nice professional crimping tool you must use the correct wire gauge for the hole in the crimp.

     Obviously if the wire is too big it will not fir. BUT !! if the wire is too small the crimp will not hold the wire. He said - if the wire goes in the hole then that is correct - NOT SO.

 

2 - The cheaper 'two sided' crimping tool can be improved by putting a length of 1/2" garden hose over each handle - it saves your fingers.

 

3 -  The Holden man also said that you could use the two sided crimper  in more than one place around the bullet. NO you can't

       Simply squeeze as hard as possible and that is it.

4 - Use a proper sleeve for the female blade terminals   Insulator
5 - the correct tool for turning over the tabs on the blade terminal to hold the wire will also do the same for the tabs on the insulation

 

Roger

Thank you Roger, that's very helpful.  Especially to someone who didn't know there are two types of bullet connectors in terms of crimping and soldering.

 

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